Diversified Manufacturers are typically large multinational companies involved in a wide range of industries and unrelated market segments. Diversified manufacturing companies are involved in nearly all durable goods manufacturing industries and a number of non-durable goods industries. One of the benefits of being a diversified company is that it buffers a company from dramatic fluctuations in any one industry sector. Primary industries include; Chemicals and Plastics - Electronics, Communication Equipment - Medical Equipment/Technology and Devices - Metals/Metal Fabrication, Non-Metallic Products - Specialty Printing and Packaging Design and Manufacturing - Bio-medical, Pharmaceuticals - Vehicle and Vehicle Equipment - Food Processing - Supply Chain and Logistics Services. These large diversified manufacturers are often referred to as conglomerates. By definition, a conglomerate is the combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries The large multinational diversified companies include; 3M, ITT, GE, Dow, Eaton, Honeywell, Raytheon, Koch Industries, Berkshire Hathaway, Bayer, Siemens, Alstrom, ABB, Unilever, Asahi, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Hyundai, and others. As a supplier of more than 1,000 different Plastics, Composites, Laminates, Ceramics, and Specialty Alloys with locations throughout the USA & Asia, Professional Plastics is well-suited to serve these diversified manufacturing companies.
